1954 Italian Grand Prix

1954 Italian Grand Prix
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Autodromo Nazionale di Monza layout
Race details
Date	5 September 1954
Official name	XXV Gran Premio d'Italia
Location	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy
Course	Permanent road course
Course length	6.300 km (3.915 miles)
Distance	80 laps, 504.000 km (313.171 miles)
Weather	Sunny, mild, dry
Pole position
Driver	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes
Time	1:59.0
Fastest lap
Driver	José Froilán González	Ferrari
Time	2:00.8 on lap 2
Podium
First	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes
Second	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari
Third	Umberto Maglioli José Froilán González	Ferrari
Lap leaders

The 1954 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 5 September 1954 at Monza. It was race 8 of 9 in the 1954 World Championship of Drivers. The 80-lap race was won by Mercedes driver Juan Manuel Fangio after he started from pole position. Mike Hawthorn finished second for the Ferrari team and his teammates Umberto Maglioli and José Froilán González came in third.

Among the spectators at this race was 14-year-old future Indianapolis 500 winner and Formula 1 World Champion Mario Andretti. ^[1]

Entries

Team	No	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre
Giovanni de Riu	2	Giovanni de Riu	Maserati A6GCM	Maserati A6 2.0 L6	P
Ecurie Rosier	6	Robert Manzon	Ferrari 625 F1	Ferrari 625 2.5 L4
Jorge Daponte	8	Jorge Daponte	Maserati A6GCM	Maserati A6 2.0 L6
Vandervell Products	10	Peter Collins	Vanwall	Vanwall 254 2.5 L4
Daimler Benz AG	12	Hans Herrmann	Mercedes-Benz W196 (Open-wheel)	Mercedes M196 2.5 L8	C
	14	Karl Kling	Mercedes-Benz W196 (Streamliner)	Mercedes M196 2.5 L8	C
	16	Juan Manuel Fangio
Officine Alfieri Maserati	18	Sergio Mantovani	Maserati 250F Maserati A6GCM	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 Maserati A6 2.0 L6	P
	20	Luigi Musso
	22	Luigi Villoresi
	24	Roberto Mieres
	26	Louis Rosier
	28	Stirling Moss
Scuderia Ferrari	30	Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari 553 Ferrari 625 F1	Ferrari 554 2.5 L4 Ferrari 625 2.5 L4
	32	José Froilán González
	34	Alberto Ascari
	38	Umberto Maglioli
	40	Mike Hawthorn
Equipe Gordini	42	Fred Wacker	Gordini T16	Gordini 23 2.5 L6	E
	44	Jean Behra
	46	Clemar Bucci
Source: [2]

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	16	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes	1:59.0	—
2	34	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	1:59.2	+ 0.2
3	28	Stirling Moss	Maserati	1:59.3	+ 0.3
4	14	Karl Kling	Mercedes	1:59.6	+ 0.6
5	32	José Froilán González	Ferrari	2:00.0	+ 1.0
6	22	Luigi Villoresi	Maserati	2:00.2	+ 1.2
7	40	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	2:00.2	+ 1.2
8	12	Hans Herrmann	Mercedes	2:01.4	+ 2.4
9	18	Sergio Mantovani	Maserati	2:01.6	+ 2.6
10	24	Roberto Mieres	Maserati	2:01.7	+ 2.7
11	30	Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari	2:02.3	+ 3.3
12	44	Jean Behra	Gordini	2:02.4	+ 3.4
13	38	Umberto Maglioli	Ferrari	2:03.5	+ 4.5
14	20	Luigi Musso	Maserati	2:03.5	+ 4.5
15	6	Robert Manzon	Ferrari	2:04.7	+ 5.7
16	10	Peter Collins	Vanwall	2:05.2	+ 6.2
17	46	Clemar Bucci	Gordini	2:05.5	+ 6.5
18	42	Fred Wacker	Gordini	2:08.0	+ 9.0
19	8	Jorge Daponte	Maserati	2:09.5	+ 10.5
20	26	Louis Rosier	Maserati	2:11.0	+ 12.0
DNQ	2	Giovanni de Riu	Maserati	3:47.9	+ 1:48.9
Source: [3]

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	16	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes	80	2:47:47.9	1	8
2	40	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	79	+1 Lap	7	6
3	38	Umberto Maglioli José Froilán González	Ferrari	78	+2 Laps	13	2 3 1
4	12	Hans Herrmann	Mercedes	77	+3 Laps	8	3
5	30	Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari	75	+5 Laps	11	2
6	42	Fred Wacker	Gordini	75	+5 Laps	18
7	10	Peter Collins	Vanwall	75	+5 Laps	16
8	26	Louis Rosier	Maserati	74	+6 Laps	20
9	18	Sergio Mantovani	Maserati	74	+6 Laps	9
10	28	Stirling Moss	Maserati	71	+9 Laps	3
11	8	Jorge Daponte	Maserati	70	+10 Laps	19
Ret	34	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	48	Engine	2
Ret	22	Luigi Villoresi	Maserati	42	Clutch	6
Ret	14	Karl Kling	Mercedes	36	Accident	4
Ret	24	Roberto Mieres	Maserati	34	Suspension	10
Ret	20	Luigi Musso	Maserati	32	Transmission	14
Ret	32	José Froilán González	Ferrari	16	Gearbox	5
Ret	6	Robert Manzon	Ferrari	16	Engine	15
Ret	46	Clemar Bucci	Gordini	13	Transmission	17
Ret	44	Jean Behra	Gordini	2	Engine	12
DNQ	2	Giovanni de Riu	Maserati		Did not qualify
Source: [4]

Notes

• ^1 – Includes 1 point for fastest lap

Shared drive

Juan Manuel Fangio in a Mercedes leads Alberto Ascari in a Ferrari.

• Shared Drives: Car #38: Umberto Maglioli (30 laps) and José Froilán González (48 laps)

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Juan Manuel Fangio	42 (53 1⁄7)
	2	José Froilán González	25 1⁄7 (26 9⁄14)
	3	Maurice Trintignant	17
	4	Mike Hawthorn	16 9⁄14
	5	Karl Kling	10
Source: [5]

• Note: Only the top five positions are included. Only the best 5 results counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.

References

1. Andretti, Mario (8 September 2015). "Mario Andretti and the Brutal Magic of Monza". The Drive. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
2. "1954 Italian GP". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
3. "1954 Italian GP Qualification". www.chicanef1.com. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
4. "1954 Italian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
5. "Italy 1954 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 1 March 2019.

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